Forget about the 'captain's knock', bring on the 'captain's spell': Seven of the best bowling outings by Aussie Test skippers
‘Captain’s knock’ is a frequently used term within the cricketing fraternity. And fair enough too - in the long history of the game, there…
While Border was adjudged MOM, Micheal Holding was the Man of the series after taking 24 wickets at 14.33.
That Windies pace attack with Roberts and Holding taking the new ball and Garner and Croft as back ups was fearsome to say the least.
Ian Chappell once asked Holding whether he had any favorite ends in any grounds.
His reply was simple; ‘I have favorite end in all the grounds; opposite end of Andy Roberts’.
Allan Border's greatest knocks in defeat